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Originally Posted by Secretum
That your delusions/pre-delusions would seem strange to outsiders. This isn't to say that you don't think they're true, just that you recognize that most people wouldn't agree that they're true.
I'm wondering because my t said the last time I saw her that some schizophrenics have really good insight and can tell when they are psychotic. I'm curious because I've had times where I had some strange beliefs, but I don't know if I'd call them delusions because I knew that they were weird. For example, I thought I was a demon with superpowers for several months a year ago. I knew better than to tell my doctor about them, for fear that my zyprexa would be increased. So I obviously knew that she would think it was delusional, even though I didn't.
My t then went on to say some stuff that I really didn't agree with, like that despite sz having a strong biological basis, patients can have some control over their symptoms with willpower.  So I don't know how much she really knows about psychosis, despite being an excellent t otherwise. |
I usually keep my delusions to myself because I recognize that most other people would think I was weird if I told them about it. But I have shared my delusions with some people, hoping they would see that I was right (because I really thought I was right even though I realized it was weird). I also didn't share these thoughts with my T or pdoc for a long time because I knew they would react to it in some way that I wouldn't appreciate. I think some people can exert a (small) amount of control over their symptoms. But I think that if you don't believe it, you're not really delusional (I mean "you" as in "people in general").
Dec 20, 2014, 07:15 AM
Horrible horrible horrible.
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